Plane crashes in 1942

692 crashes worldwide in 1942, with 2,727 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 692
• Fatal crashes: 450
• Fatalities: 2,727
• First recorded: January 1, 1942
• Most recent: December 31, 1942

All crashes (page 6 of 7)

• April 17, 1942: Avro 683 Lancaster, Augsburg Bavaria, Germany (6 fatalities)
• April 16, 1942: Grumman G-21A Goose, Block Island Rhode Island, United States (3 fatalities)
• April 15, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Lee-on-the-Solent Hampshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 15, 1942: Simmonds Spartan, Goroka Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1942: Waco YKS-7, Reykjavik Capital Region, Iceland (2 fatalities)
• April 14, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• April 12, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Livermore California, United States (6 fatalities)
• April 12, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Livermore California, United States (8 fatalities)
• April 11, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Williamstown New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 11, 1942: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II, Oer-Erkenschwick North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (7 fatalities)
• April 11, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Tufi Oro (Northern), Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• April 11, 1942: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Doncaster South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• April 11, 1942: De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, Hendon Middlesex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Cloppenburg Lower Saxony, Germany (6 fatalities)
• April 8, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• April 8, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Bath Somerset, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• April 7, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Tongeren Limburg, Belgium (7 fatalities)
• April 7, 1942: De Havilland DH.91 Albatross, Reykjavik Capital Region, Iceland (0 fatalities)
• April 6, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Tucson Arizona, United States (5 fatalities)
• April 6, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Trobriand Islands (Kiriwina Islands) Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
• April 5, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Makapu'u Point Oahu Hawaii, United States (9 fatalities)
• April 3, 1942: Douglas B-18 Bolo, Albuquerque New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1942: Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, Ensenada Baja California, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Hickam AFB Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Palmyra Atoll United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States (4 fatalities)
• April 1, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Palmyra Atoll United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 30, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, North Sea, World (7 fatalities)
• March 30, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, North Sea, World (7 fatalities)
• March 30, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Halfpenny Green Staffordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Hickam AFB Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Macon Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1942: Lockheed 14 Super Electra, Katherine Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 26, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Alkmaar North Holland, Netherlands (5 fatalities)
• March 26, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Pacific Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
• March 26, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Lichtaart Antwerp, Belgium (7 fatalities)
• March 26, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, North Sea, World (7 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Skellingthorpe AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Philippines Sea, World (7 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Brisbane Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Grumman G-44 Widgeon, Fort Washington Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Kornwerderzand Friesland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• March 25, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 24, 1942: Avro 683 Lancaster, Coningsby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• March 22, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia (2 fatalities)
• March 22, 1942: Airspeed AS.6 Envoy, Jaipur Rajasthan, India (0 fatalities)
• March 21, 1942: GVF PS-84, Medyn Kaluga oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
• March 21, 1942: Martin B-26 Marauder, Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 20, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Mt Spitzmauer Upper Austria, Austria (4 fatalities)
• March 19, 1942: Avro 652 Anson, Port Albert Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• March 18, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Mount Farm AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• March 17, 1942: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, São Paulo-Congonhas São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Kirkbride AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Kunming Yunnan, China (13 fatalities)
• March 14, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Nijmegen Gelderland, Netherlands (5 fatalities)
• March 14, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Wittering AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Daly Waters Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
• March 12, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Winceby Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 12, 1942: Blackburn B-26 Botha, Port Erin Isle of Man, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 11, 1942: Blackburn B-26 Botha, Luce Bay Wigtownshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• March 10, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Steeple Morden AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 9, 1942: Vickers 406 Wellington II, Beverwijk North Holland, Netherlands (3 fatalities)
• March 9, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Enkhuizen North Holland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• March 8, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Tongue Point NAS (Astoria) Oregon, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 8, 1942: Lockheed L-414 Hudson, Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• March 8, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• March 5, 1942: Douglas C-39 (DC-2), Stuart-Witham Field Florida, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 3, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, Terschelling Friesland, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
• March 3, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Carnot Bay Western Australia, Australia (4 fatalities)
• March 3, 1942: Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Broome Western Australia, Australia (19 fatalities)
• March 2, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Loch Laidon Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1942: Noorduyn Norseman, Sheenjek River Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 28, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Indian Ocean, World (20 fatalities)
• February 28, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (6 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, Driezum Friesland, Netherlands (4 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat, Townsville Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Curtiss T-32 Condor II, La Masica Atlántida, Honduras (5 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Douglas DC-3, Muara Kuang South Sumatra, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Staunton Virginia, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 26, 1942: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Truscott AFB Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1942: Junkers W.33, Tolga Hedmark, Norway (0 fatalities)
• February 25, 1942: Junkers JU.52, Wieściszowice Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (11 fatalities)
• February 25, 1942: Dornier DO.24, Pangalasiang Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
• February 25, 1942: Dornier DO.24, Pangalasiang Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 1942: Junkers W.34, Riachão Maranhão, Brazil (2 fatalities)
• February 24, 1942: Vickers 416 Wellington IC, East Wretham AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Rabaul East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
• February 23, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• February 23, 1942: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Jakarta City District of Jakarta, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
• February 23, 1942: Dornier DO.24, Lombok West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (7 fatalities)
• February 22, 1942: Tupolev ANT-35 (ANT-35bis & PS-35), Voronezh Voronezh oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
• February 22, 1942: Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (0 fatalities)
• February 22, 1942: Avro 679 Manchester, Stavanger Rogaland, Norway (7 fatalities)
• February 22, 1942: Noorduyn Norseman, Dumas Lake Northwest Territories, Canada (1 fatality)
• February 22, 1942: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, Boscombe Down AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 20, 1942: De Havilland DH.86 Express, Brisbane Queensland, Australia (9 fatalities)
• February 20, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1942: Douglas DC-2, Zhengzhou-Xinzheng Henan, China (1 fatality)
• February 19, 1942: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Bogor West Java, Indonesia (5 fatalities)